A cholera outbreak in six local government areas in Niger State, has reportedly claimed 13 lives and led to the hospitalisation of over 236 other residents. The outbreak, first reported on Sunday in the Shiroro Local Government Area, has since spread to Bosso, Minna, Magama, Bida, and Munya LGAs, with health officials confirming escalating cas...
Kenya’s government urged vigilance today as it tackles a cholera outbreak that has killed at least five people, a health ministry official said. Cholera is an acute intestinal infection that spreads through contaminated food and water and typically causes severe diarrhoea, vomiting and muscle cramps. It is especially dangerous for young childr...
•Governor Duoye Diri of Bayelsa State As part of the effort to prevent the outbreak and spread of cholera, residents of Bayelsa State have called on the state government to ensure the availability of potable water for residents. Speaking during a roundtable organised by a nongovernmental organisation, Woman Organised for Mentorship and Advocac...
No fewer than 10 persons have died in fresh outbreak of cholera in Ebonyi State. The deaths were recorded in Ndibokote village in Ezza-Inyimagu, Agbaja Autonomous Community, Izzi local government area, reports The Nation. Commissioner for Health Moses Ekuma confirmed the outbreak and the deaths in an interview with our correspondent today. Eku...
Adamawa government yesterday confirmed the outbreak of cholera with 12 deaths recorded. The Commissioner for Health, Chief Felix Tangwami, who confirmed the outbreak in a statement in Yola, said that out of 50 samples of suspected cases, 30 were positive. Tangwami said that six of the deaths were recorded at a facility, six occurred at [&he...
•Patients being treated for cholera As the death toll from the latest cholera outbreak hits 40, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control says the country does not have enough vaccines. According to the Director General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr Jide Idris, Nigeria has placed an order for more cholera […]...
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